I never felt the need for a centre speaker.
5-10k budget... so many choices
So its that time of year where I get to combine my tax return and annual bonus. I am looking at stepping into the world of hi-fi and the more I research the more questions I have. I am mainly looking at creating a 3.2 soundstage for 50/50 home theater and music listening. I originally started out with a budget of 5k but after listening to step ups I am open to increasing my budget to ~10k. I have listened to the B&W 702's, 804's, 803's the GoldenEar Reference, the Focal Kanta 2's, and Martin Logan 60t's. After listening I was quickly able to eliminate the ribbon style of the Martin Logan, as for the GoldenEar's and the lower B&W's I was impressed with the accuracy and composure of both speakers and could have otherwise been quite content but it all changed once I heard the Focal's and 803's. I truly felt them, they gave me that indescribable goosebump feeling and I dont know if I can go back. So far if I had to pick one, I would hands down go with the Focals, but since I am starting from the ground up I want a speaker that can grow with my setup. Initially I will be using a Marantz 7012 AVR but will eventually add either 2 channel or dual mono block amplification. At any rate I was curious what other speakers in this range give that feeling of experience and presence, the goosebumps. Ideally I would like to be able to incorporate a center channel and dual subs but at this point I put more priority on the quality and clarity of the towers as they are the stars of the show. Anyway I appreciate and thank you for any feedback and ideas.
Cheers
Cheers
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